Laboratory images
1950s-1990sColour and black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of the laboratories and staff testing products.
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"clean, fresh, quick, cheap, easy add up to shopping at Sainsbury's" booklets
[1957]Two copies of the same booklet, differing in the branches mentioned on the back page.
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Images of Sainsbury's by Brian Shuel
1961-1970Consists of 33 boxes containing black and white contact prints and negatives. Prints feature everything from images of products, store interiors and exteriors, warehouses and depots to senior...
SA/IMA/4
Miscellaneous staff newsletters
1965-2001Includes: JS Factory News (December 1965, April and August 1966, 3 issues). Update - group staff council meeting newsletter (July and November 2000, 2 issues). Retail Quality News (October, December...
SA/SC/5
The Food Centre material
1970-1998Leaflets and a newsletter relating to The Food Centre and the Home Economics Department. Also includes a Food Centre staff structure and a Sainsbury's Personal Laboratory Safety Manual.
SA/BL/4/1
Elektron thermometer
[c. 1950s-1960s]Appears to be a piece of portable equipment for measuring temperature. Probably for checking the temperature of food products. Consists of a metal unit labelled 'Thermophil' with 4 knobs and a reader...
SA/BL/4/6
Lovibond tintometer type D
[1950s-1970s]Trapezoid metal white-light cabinet with a hinged centre lid which opens up to reveal eleven moveable red, yellow, blue and neutral glass filters in sliding racks. Includes a square piece of...
SA/BL/4/9
Set of weights
[c. 1980-1990]Set of brass weights. 1 x 100g, 1 x 50g, 2 x 20g, 1 x 10g, 1 x 5g, 2 x 2g, 1 x 1g, 1 x 500mg, 2 x 200mg, 1 x 100mg, 1 x 50mg, 2 x 20mg, 1 x 10mg, 2 x 2mg. All bear the stamp as an approved weight...
SA/BL/4/12
Vacuum gauge
[late 20th century]Round metal vacuum gauge with a reader dial encased in glass containing a needle and measurements from 0 to 30 in units of 5. Held in a round metal case which also contains two metal keys for the...
SA/BL/4/14
Vacuum gauge calculator
[20th century]Circular calculator wheel used to calculate readings from the B.F.M.R.A patent vacuum gauge. Consists of a white plastic base disc with two sets of black and red numerical markings, one inside the...
SA/BL/4/15
Magnifying instrument
[1940s-1960s]Instrument for magnification. Consists of cylindrical telescope like apparatus mounted on semi spherical stand with 5 knobs to adjust positions and viewing. Unit contained in brown, padded leather...
SA/BL/4/16
Magnifying instrument
[1950s]Viewing head with binocular eye-pieces and a light suspended on a transverse rotating arm. The arm is attached to a metal stand which sits on a y-shaped, grey, metal foot.
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Magnifying instrument
[late 20th century]Viewing head with binocular eye-pieces and light suspended on a transverse rotating arm. The arm is attached to a metal stand which sits on a metal beige and black foot.
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Microbalance unit
[c. 1960-1980s]Consists of semi-circular unit with two glass compartments with sliding glass doors and a fine metal balance mechanism penetrating the 2 compartments.
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Test sieve
1990Set of 4 woven wire mesh plate sieves with lid. Aperture sizes: 710 microns; 2.8 mm; 8 mm; 19mm. 2 in original box with document certifying they meet national and international specifications.
SA/BL/4/20
Bell weights
[20th century]2 x 200g, 3 x 1lb, 2 x 4lb, 1 x 7lb weights
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Cells and lids
[1950-1990s]Rectangular translucent glass optical cells with one open side, translucent glass cell lids with two rectangular layers, one slightly larger than the other and other glass and metal accessories...
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Thermistor thermometer
[late 20th century]Portable grey and silver unit with a control knob and a reader dial with a needle and markings in degrees celsius from -30 to 20. Top contains three sockets for probes and the bottom is inscribed,...
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